# Tell me about your grocery shopping habits **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [February 13, 2009, 5:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-me-about-your-grocery-shopping-habits/485705 "2009-02-13T17:00:43Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 3\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![Magiver](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/4491bb/32.png) [@Magiver](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Magiver)\ **Post date:** [February 14, 2009, 5:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-me-about-your-grocery-shopping-habits/485705/41 "2009-02-14T05:12:48Z")
> [@NinetyWt](#): > > 1. Do you (attempt) to do all of your grocery buying in one trip for the week (or month)? If not, how often do you go? multiple trips > [@NinetyWt](#): > > 1. Do you have a favorite store or stores? Krogers, Meijers, then Sam’s Warehouse. I want selection, cashiers, and a bagger. I don’t want lounge chairs, and self serve checkout. I don’t go to Builder’s Square looking for fresh mint, Belgian endives or ginger root. > [@NinetyWt](#): > > 1. Do you purchase other household items, such as cleaning supplies and lightbulbs, at the grocery store? No. Bulk items at Sams Club. Misc at Meijers. I did buy oil the other day at Krogers in an emergency. I go to a grocery store for groceries. I specifically want a greater selection of groceries versus a catch-all poor selection of non-grocery items taking up space. > [@NinetyWt](#): > > 1. How many people are you shopping for? one > [@NinetyWt](#): > > 1. About how much does that work out per person, per week? Guessing $75? I cook in bulk to freeze so it varies. ---
**Author:** ![Mudshark](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f04885/32.png) [@Mudshark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mudshark)\ **Post date:** [February 14, 2009, 8:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-me-about-your-grocery-shopping-habits/485705/42 "2009-02-14T08:53:01Z")
**1. Do you (attempt) to do all of your grocery buying in one trip for the week (or month)? If not, how often do you go?** I go once every few weeks. Never more than once a week, unless I need something special. **2. Do you have a favorite store or stores?** Usually I check to see what is on sale at the discount grocery store across the street from me. Otherwise I just go to a 24 hour grocery store. I prefer to shop at like 3 in the morning. No one else is there, and I like to wander aimlessly in the store. It’s nothing for me to spend close to 2 or 3 hours in the store buying a week’s worth of groceries, walking from one end of the store to the other several times. **3. Do you purchase other household items, such as cleaning supplies and lightbulbs, at the grocery store?** Usually I get them at Target, unless I know I need something while I’m at the grocery store. Targer is usually cheaper for things like soaps and toilet paper. \*\*4. How many people are you shopping for? \*\* Just me. **5. About how much does that work out per person, per week?** Somewhere near 25 to 30 dollars a week. ---
**Author:** ![Kayeby](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/9de0a6/32.png) [@Kayeby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kayeby)\ **Post date:** [February 14, 2009, 12:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-me-about-your-grocery-shopping-habits/485705/43 "2009-02-14T12:45:24Z")
**1. Do you (attempt) to do all of your grocery buying in one trip for the week (or month)? If not, how often do you go?** I buy meat, vegetables, fruit and my husband’s fancy coffee beans at the market about three times a week. I go to the grocery store once every month for non-perishables. **2. Do you have a favorite store or stores?** The market for fresh stuff, Aldi and Safeway for groceries. I also like to go to my local Asian grocer to pick up stuff. \*\*3. Do you purchase other household items, such as cleaning supplies and lightbulbs, at the grocery store? \*\*Yes it’s very common here. **4. How many people are you shopping for?** Two people - me and my husband. **5. About how much does that work out per person, per week?** About $50-60 per person per week. I cook everything from scratch but I like to experiment with meals and it costs a bit to keep my husband in coffee and beer. To give you an idea of what we eat, this was last week’s menu: Saturday - spaghetti bolognaise with garlic bread Sunday - chinese spare ribs with chicken rice and choy sum Monday - sausage rolls with watermelon salad Tuesday - green bean and smoked chicken salad Wednesday - lamb cutlets with watermelon salad Thursday - chinese spare ribs with chicken rice and choy sum Friday - BBQ salmon fillets with potato salad and capsicum salad Usually my husband takes leftovers or sandwiches to work but once a fortnight or so he’ll buy his lunch. Neither of us eats breakfast except occasionally some toast, pikelets or bacon and eggs on the weekend. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-me-about-your-grocery-shopping-habits/485705.md?page=2)